Stovepipe-fastener.



W. E. PHARES.

STOVEPIPE PASTENERL APPLICATION FILED mm2. 190e.

Patentd June 1, 1909.

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N VRIGHT R. PHARES, OF'CENTERVILLE, OWA,

STOVEPIPEFASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application iled January 2, 1908. Serial No. 408,989.l

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it known that Al, i/ifnioiir R. PriAnEs, a citizen oi the United States,residing at Centei'viiie, in the county of ppanoose and State of iowa,have inveii ted certain new and useful improvements inStovepipe-Fasteners, of which the foliowing is .a specification, refereroebeing hadtherein to the accompany- Vthis invention reiates toimprovements in stovepipe fasteners, and has for its object theprovision of means for facilitating the securing of a stovopipe in asleeve or thim'ble or an aperture communicating with the flue of thechimney, o r iile escape-duct.

Anotherobiect of the invention is the coni stove-pipe fastener, whichstruction of comprises imimiim number of parts, is

` efficient in operation, and owing' to its sim'- accordance with'thepresent invention, showspective view of my stovepipe fastener.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l designates a chimney,referably, carrying a tliimble or sleeve 2 in t e stovepipe aperture oropening thereof. The hereinafter described fastener is just assusceptible of holding the stovepipe 3 Vin the-stovepipe opening'.

or aperture, even though no thimb e or sleeve 2 is mounted therein,although the dimensions of the part will have to be varied, -or will besiich as to produce the saine effect as.:

when the thimbleor sleeve is in the hole or opening of the chimney.

My' stovepipe fastener comprises an annuiar collar 'or cap-plate 4,whichv is concavo- A convened in transverse section; A'pluralityof'sprmg-a1ms or holder-members 5 are attached to the inner face of thesleeve or capplate 4, by any suitable fastening means,.as v

for instance, rivets 5.I Each s ring-arm or holder-member is,preferably, ,termed from sprmgy or resnient'sheetmetal or strip, and

Fig. 2 is a. view infront elevation of the device constructed inl Fig. 3is a per# comprises outwardly or upwardly bowed or curved body portion6, which terminates at its rinner en d, in a fiat, straightpipe-'engaging portion 7, and the inner straight engaging portion v7terminates at its inner pipe.-

end in a morally/extending or right-angle collar-engaging portion 8,'through which, fastening means or rivet 5 extends. The outer end of thebody portion 5 is integral with a horiaontal U-shaped portion 9, whichis provided with fiat, parallel sides 10, that fit snug against theinner and outer walls of the pipe 3 and clamp said pipe'for normallyresisting outward strain or pull that may be exerted upon' the pipe. 3.The U-shaped,

inner end of the arms or'members also prevent the stovepipe 8 from'beinshoved too, far into the chimney, as they imit the iii- Ward movement ofthefpipe within the pipeopening or within the thimble or v sleeve 2.

Prior to the insertion of the stovepipe 3 into the pipe-openinguorsleeve, if the sleevev is mounted in the o ening, I place upon the pipethe fasteiiingevice, causing the ordinary inwardly-extending corrugatedend 4l1 of the pipe to be inserted into the U-shaped portions-of thearms or holder-members, and then lthe outer side 10 of the U-shapedportion 9 and the fiat portions 7 of each finger ,will bein engagementwiththe outer wall or surface of the pi be; it is to be noted that theportions 9 exten slightly inward to conform to the inwardly-extendingstructure of the corrugated endl 9 of the pipe. Upon forcing the pipe 3into the pipe-aperture orY the sleeve 2, the outwardly orupwardly-bulged or curved body 6 will engage the inner face of thesleeve 2 or thepipe-'opening as the case maybe, causing the flatportionslat the ends of each curved or bulged body 6, to bear downwardand gripthe pi e, whileat the saine time, said body isa so gripping the'sleeve 2, thereby exerting a frictional resistlance againsttheipe 3being removed by accident or any su en jar, which is very iinpoirtant,`owing to the liability of great damage being doneby the stovepipe.accidentally being `detached from the chimney.

It is to be noted that I-have provided upon each spring-arm-v 0rvholder-member, Hat,

nectedvv y a chirnneyor iiueeengaging body or .clamping-p ortion; theouter pipe-engaging4 portion constituting a part o a clamping- -deviceor U-shaped'meinber which engages opposite portions of ,the pipe forgripping pipe-ener'aging 'portions near its ends, consaid pipe andlimiting its inward movement upon the 'flue or chimney 1.

From actual experience, l have found that my peculiar structure ol thearm produces a very eiicient device which obviates any possibility otthe pipe becoming displaced oil' olI the chimney or flue, under normalcondi-.

tions, and at the same time, producing a dcvice by means ol which theoperator can easily secure the stove/pipe to the chimney and remove thesaine quickly, if desired.

It is to be noted that the inner collar-en y gaging portion 8 of eacharm or holder-meinber lies parallel with the inner face ol.t the collar,and 1s, consequently, curved or bowed. i It 1s to be noted that byreason of the vfact .that the pipe 3 is provided with a corrugated end10, the portions 9 are bent or extend slightly inwardly to lit snug overthis end for i 'the purpose of producing a hook-structurc forfacilitating the fastening ofthe strips 5 to the'pipe so that thei'astenmg device cannot be easily displaced or accidentally removed;

, arched portion extended inwardly, thereby producing a very ellicientvfastening device which prevents accidental displacement of the pipeuntil the pipe is entirely removed, or practically so from the i'lue orthimble 2.

What l claim is:

In a device ot the character described, the combination ci a stovepipe,provided with an intrardly-cxtending corrugated-end, collar mounted uponsaid pipe, of a fastener for said pipe, comprising lia-t strips ofspring metal having their central portion outwardlybowed or arched, andprovided with inner and outer -Hat horizontal-arms on the oppositeterminals of the bows, said arms of' each strip formed in the saine.vertical plane With the arched portion, and serving to Contact with theouter surface of the stovepipe throughout their lengths, the ends of theinner arms being bent at right-angles therL with and positionedvertically and secured snug against the collar, and the outer ends ofthe outer arms being bent upon themselves to form inwardly-extendinghooks which are inserted over the corrugated-end of the stovepipe so asto contact the entire length with the inner and outer surfaces thereofand form a hooked-structure, whereby accidental displacement of the armsolf of thepipe is prevented, substantially as specified.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence ol' twoWitnesses.

VRIGHT R. PHARES.

llf'itncsses CHARLEs A. DAILEY, HENNING BILLBERG.

